CYPHER CAT A
ROUTINE UKDEL BRUSSELS
TELEGRAM NUMBER 459
CONFIDENTIAL C612172
CONFIDENTIAL
TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
€ NOVEMBER 1978
ADDRESSED TO FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TELEGRAM NUMLER
459 OF 6 NOVEMBER REPEATED FOR VIFORMATION ROUTINE TO UKNIS
GENEVA (FOR JONES) AND HONG KONG AND SAVING TO BRUSSELS
(FOR DONCE).
BRUSSELS TELEGRAP TO HONG KONG NO. 44
VISIT TO HONG KONG OF E.E.C. OFFICIALS.
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ERNST TELEPHONED ME TODAY TO SAY THAT CVERYTHING REPORTED
IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE TELEGRAM UNDER KIFERENCE WAS BASED ON A
MISUNDERSTANDING FOP WHICH ERNST TOOK COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY
AID FOR MICH HE APOLOCISED PROFUSELY. ERNST DOES NOT REPEAT
NOT INTEND TO STOP IN HONG KONG ON THE WAY BACK FROM JAPAN:
AND THE VISIT WITH DAHRENDORF ON THE 15TH NOVEMBER WILL NOT
REPEAT NOT BE CONCERNED WITH +HONG KONG IN THE CONTEXT OF
THE ENLARGEMENT MECOTIATIONS+
IT WILL BE TO ENABLE DAHRENDORF
AND HIS PARTY TO SEE HONG KONG FOR THEMSELVES: AND THEY ARE
GREATLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THEIR VISIT ON THIS BASIS.
2. ERNST ADDED THAT, IF THERE WAS ANY FACTUAL MATERIAL ON
HONG KONG WHICH HE NEEDED 11 THE MEANTIME, HE WOULD GET IN
TOUCH WITH ME OR ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS DELEGATION TO ASK
FOR IT AND WE WILL SEEK HELP FROM DODGE AS NECESSARY.
FCC PLEASE PASS ROUTINE TO UKMIS GENEVA (FOR JONES) AND HONG
NONG.
FCO PLEASE PASS COPY TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE, LONDON. COPIES PASSED SAVING TO BRUSSELS (FOR DODGE)
MR. CHRISTOFAS
[REPEATED AS REQUESTED TO GENEVA AND
HCNG KONG]
DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION.
E.I.D.
E.C.I.U.
HONG KONG D.
W.E.D.
TRADE POL D,
COMMODITIES D.
O IN
TRY NO. 51
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COPY TO: HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
OFFICE LONDON.
SONFIDENTIAL